{"id":474005,"date":"2025-11-12T05:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2022-gdc-awards-nominees"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:04:43","slug":"2022-gdc-awards-deathloop-it-takes-two-forza-horizon-5-lead-in-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/2022-gdc-awards-deathloop-it-takes-two-forza-horizon-5-lead-in-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 GDC Awards: Deathloop, It Takes Two, Forza Horizon 5 lead in nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-gdc-awards-deathloop-it-takes-two-forza-horizon-5-lead-in-nominations.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>GDC organizers have announced the nominees for the <strong>22nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards<\/strong>, which will be held on Wednesday, March 23 in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF).<\/p>\n<p>The developer-picked nominations are led by Deathloop with a total of six nominations, followed by It Takes Two with five and Forza Horizon 5 with four nominations. All three have also been nominated for Game of the Year award alongside Inscryption and Resident Evil Village.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, organizers also hand out three specialty awards: the Pioneer Award, Audience Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2022-gdc-awards-nominees\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2022-gdc-awards-nominees\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GDC organizers have announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, March 23 in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF). The developer-picked nominations are led by Deathloop with a total of six nominations, followed by It Takes Two with five and Forza Horizon 5 with four nominations. All three have also been nominated for Game of the Year award alongside Inscryption and Resident Evil Village. Each year, organizers also hand out three specialty awards: the Pioneer Award, Audience Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. 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